Credit: The Associated Press

FILE - In this March 7, 2007 file photo The Israeli army's Heron unmanned drone aircraft for surveillance missions flies during a display at the Palmahim Air Force Base, Israel.

Credit: The Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 5, 2011 file photo an Israeli soldier walks past a Heron unmanned drone at the Israeli army air base in Palmahim, Israel. Israel's military has grounded a fleet of long-distance surveillance drones after a malfunction occurred in one over the Mediterranean Sea.

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JERUSALEM — Israel's military has grounded a fleet of high altitude surveillance drones after one was downed over the Mediterranean Sea.

The military says it intentionally crashed the unmanned aircraft late Saturday because of a malfunction.

The military would not say how many aircraft were grounded. The planes will stay down during an investigation.